SaferVPN Ratings

7.5

Privacy

8.6

Speed & Performance

7

Apps

7.6

Servers

7.9

Support

8

Value for Money

Overall score

6.2

General overview

SaferVPN is pleasantly surprising. It has an eye-candy design and provides all the needed information. Most important of which is that SaferVPN has a 24-hour free trial with no Credit Card data required. In only a few minutes a well designed desktop application is already running on my Macbook. One of the more intriguing facts is that Chrome extension is also available as an option. Go on and try it yourself for free or read further to find out what other benefits we've discovered.

SaferVPN is a great choice for the majority of users. It has a well designed UI - both in web and desktop/mobile applications. It seems that the company really thought through the whole experience of using the product - from the first website visit to a pleasantly surprising free trial for such a well developed product.

SaferVPN general highlights:

Overall Rank

#6

Money-back guarantee

14

Setup time

10 min.

Device count per license

2

Mobile apps

iOS & Android

Best price

$3.49/month

Company information

Company name: Safer Social ltd.

Company incorporation country: US

Years in market: 4

No-logs: Yes

Overview - conclusion

Easy to use software, good speed and a variety of support options compensate modest SaferVPN's server location list. Moreover, SaferVPN offers a good quality to price ratio.

Privacy

7.5

The privacy policy states that SaferVPN is collecting: a time stamp when you connect and disconnect to their services. Also, the amount of data transmitted during user sessions, IP addresses used to connect to the VPN as well as individual VPN server IP addresses.

However, recently SaferVPN has removed connection logs, making it a full no-logs VPN service provider, so you can say that it provides full anonymity at the moment.

All three major VPN protocols are supported, with OpenVPN being the default option. OpenVPN protocol is the one we recommend to use, as it offers the best performance as well as best security levels.

Privacy - Conclusions

What Twitter users say about SaferVPN

I have been using SaferVPN since three months now and it works perfectly with me, they have a great customer support with high response. I really recommend it for all.

@xadaura

7 days ago

Was looking for an app that works with my kindle and finally found SaferVPN and it works perfectly!

Ashraf Saad

2 days ago

As an American living abroad, there is a lot I have to get used to, but restricted Internet access isn't one of them. Using SaferVPN, I have access to all my favorite websites from anywhere, at any time.

Jonjon L.

5 days ago

Speed & Performance

8.6

There was no visible downgrade on the upload speed while using SaferVPN. While the download speed was reasonably lower, it still reached up to 30.74 Mbps, which is far more than enough for everyday browsing as well as P2P file-sharing.

When you search for a VPN, fast speed is an extremely important factor. You want your streaming services to work well and without annoying buffering and your browsing experience to be smooth. Moreover, it is known that in general, Internet speed drops when using a VPN, so it's important to try and find a VPN that still offers good speed even when using VPN services. We check the speed when connecting from the US to the UK, as it's half across the globe. It is a big distance, so keep in mind that closer locations may provide better speed and latency.

Internet speed without a VPN shows your general Internet Service Provider download and upload speed. On the other hand, it is known that you lose speed when using a VPN service. So be sure to take into consideration if your speed drops too much.

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Feature / Criteria

SaferVPN

ZenMate

IPVanish

Unlimited speed

Server switches

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited data

Speed consistency & reliability

8.7

7.1

9.7

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Speed - highlights

No significant speed drops

Speed - Conclusions

Speed test

Download speed with a VPN

Upload speed with a VPN

Apps

7

As it can be seen from the image below, SaferVPN supports all major platforms – Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.The apps have the same sleek design as the website itself. The simplicity just shines through, but more advanced users will be satisfied by the fact that the basic VPN configuration can easily be updated via the application itself.

It was an interesting experience in trying out the Chrome extension of SaferVPN - the first of its kind in the market. To our surprise, it was fully functional and even quicker to install than the Desktop version. Chrome extension is not just "one more platform" type of addition to the feature set, it really opens up new opportunities for users. Imagine a scenario where you would be willing to maintain the generic connection for torrent traffic, where high bandwidth is preferred, but still willing to have VPN protection for the web browsing. Chrome extension covers this scenario well and SaferVPN deserves credit for its innovative approach!

While most platforms only need a simple installation of the VPN software or app, some devices might need manual configuration, as there are only certain protocols and options available for a certain type of device.

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Feature / Criteria

SaferVPN

ZenMate

IPVanish

Mac

Windows

Linux

Manual configuration

iOS

Android

Blackberry

Manual configuration

Windows phone

Manual configuration

Manual configuration

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Apps - highlights

Great app design

Compatible with routers

Has a Chrome extension

Apps - Conclusions

400 servers in over 30 countries are available by SaferVPN and should be enough for most of the users.

Though there are many providers out there with even more servers and geographical coverage, SaferVPN is a good choice if more exotic locations than the US and Western Europe are needed - for example South Africa or Thailand and more.

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Feature / Criteria

SaferVPN

ZenMate

IPVanish

Countries

30

30+

94

Server locations

400+

30+

1500+

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Locations - highlights

Easy location switching

More than 30 countries available

Locations - Conclusions

While 30 countries isn't a lot, SaferVPN offers some exotic locations as well.

SaferVPN has a standard set of customer support options - an article center, a FAQ page and a live chat support as well. The article center separates technical pieces of information from the intro type of articles and it can be said that both categories are exceptionally well covered.

Live chat is integrated into the overall experience of the website - after spending several minutes in one certain page, live chat support window pops up.

Eventually, you will run into a problem - payment method not working, servers not connecting, pretty much anything can happen. That's where support comes through - many different customer support options mean that there are multiple ways to contact the support and get help from a professional.

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Feature / Criteria

SaferVPN

ZenMate

IPVanish

Live chat

Email

Knowledge base

FAQ

24/7 support

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Support - highlights

Troubleshooting available

Extensive FAQ section

Live chat

Support - Conclusions

The pricing options that are available for SaferVPN – 1 month, 1 year and 2 years. The pricing plans are quite lengthy, as there are no 3 months or 6 months plans available. Though the yearly plans are relatively cheap, the length of the subscription might scare off some users, especially the new ones, who might want to test out the service first.

The free trial, though only 24-hours long, is a very attractive opportunity to try out the product before committing to it financially.

There are multiple payment options to choose from: BitCoin, major credit cards, Paypal and also some local payment methods available.

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